Doddiscombsleigh Devon Family History Guide

Doddiscombsleigh is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

• Parish registers: 1678
• Bishop’s Transcripts: 1606

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

• Dunchideock
• Dunsford
• Bridford
• Kenn
• Christow
• Ashton

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

DODDISCOMBSLEIGH, a village and a parish in St. Thomas district, Devon. The village stands near the river Teign, 5 miles NNW of Chudleigh, and 5½ WSW of St. Thomas r. station; and has a post office under Newton-Abbot. The parish comprises 2,391 acres. Real property, £2,268. Pop., 343. Houses, 71. The property is much subdivided. Manganese and jasper are found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £312. Patron, the Rev. J. Buckingham. The church is ancient, with a square turreted tower; has some fine painted windows; and was recently in disrepair.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Administration

• County: Devon
• Civil Registration District: St Thomas
• Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Exeter
• Diocese: Exeter
• Rural Deanery: Dunsford
• Poor Law Union: St Thomas
• Hundred: Exminster
• Province: Canterbury